The Handy Diabetes Answer Book
eBook - ePub

The Handy Diabetes Answer Book

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Handy Diabetes Answer Book

About this book

A practical, accessible and informative guide to overcoming and managing a wide spread affliction!

Whether young, old, type 1, type 2, gestational, newly-diagnosed, long-time sufferer, caretaker or loved one, millions of people are afflicted and affected by diabetes. The CDC estimates 9.3% of the population in the U.S. and Canada have diabetes, with millions more with prediabetes. From scientific explanations of the affects of diabetes on the human body to monitoring, maintaining, exercising and eating right, The Handy Diabetes Answer Book provides detailed information on the research and science on the disease as well as coping with the burden.

The Handy Diabetes Answer Book is the go-to guide for diabetics, prediabetics, their loved-ones and care-takers. It explains who is most at risk, and points to the differences throughout life stages. It looks at the science behind its affects on the sense, brain and the various systems of the human body. It demonstrates how to cope with—and live well—through food, exercise and life style choices.

This useful resource shows how and why the disease affects the body, and provides glimpses of historical and contemporary figures with diabetes. It answers questions in plain English on all aspects of the condition. It also introduces the scientists behind breakthrough advances in care. Easy to use and informative reference, brings the complexity of the illness into focus and provides practical assistance for managing the malady through the well-researched answers to nearly 950 common questions, such as …

  • What were some early common treatments for patients with diabetes?
  • What company was responsible for making the first commercial insulin?
  • What percent of people have prediabetes in the United States?
  • What are some ethnic, racial, or cultural groups that have more people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
  • Has type 2 diabetes increased in teens and young adults?
  • What are some other eating challenges that can affect an older person with diabetes?
  • What are the early warning signs of type 1 diabetes?
  • What is insulin shock?
  • How can having pregestational diabetes affect a woman's unborn child?
  • Did writer Ernest Hemingway suffer from hemochromatosis?
  • Can secondhand smoke affect a person with diabetes?
  • Why does diabetes cause blindness?
  • Why is it important for a person with diabetes to be aware of tooth pain?
  • Why is there a controversy over how much salt should be eaten daily?
  • How do "energy drinks" affect a person's blood glucose levels?
  • What are some tips for people with diabetes when they go shopping for food?
  • What food additives should a person with diabetes be aware of consuming?
  • What should a person with diabetes look for on a restaurant menu?
  • Why is health care so costly for treating diabetes?
  • Will type 1 diabetes ever go away?
  • What recent study tried to find a way to reverse type 2 diabetes?
  • What doll company is helping children cope with type 1 diabetes?
  • What are some websites that offer a free diabetes risk assessment?

    Providing the facts, stats, science, and a little bit of history, The Handy Diabetes Answer Book answers important questions about managing and maintaining a healthy life. This informative book also includes a helpful bibliography, glossary of terms, and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

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    Table of contents

    1. Front Cover
    2. Title Page
    3. Also from Visible Ink Press
    4. Table of Contents
    5. Photo Sources
    6. Disclaimer
    7. Acknowledgments
    8. Introduction
    9. Introduction to Diabetes
    10. Who Gets Diabetes?
    11. Type 1 Diabetes
    12. Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
    13. Other Types of Diabetes
    14. Diabetes and Body Connections
    15. Diabetes and Inside the Human Body
    16. How Diabetes Affects Bones, Joints, Muscles, Teeth, and Skin
    17. How Diabetes Affects the Endocrine System
    18. How Diabetes Affects the Nervous System
    19. How Diabetes Affects the Circulatory System
    20. How Diabetes Affects the Digestive System
    21. How Diabetes Affects the Urinary System
    22. How Diabetes Affects the Reproductive System
    23. Diabetes and Obesity
    24. Coping with Diabetes
    25. Taking Charge of Diabetes
    26. Diabetes and Exercise
    27. Diabetes and Nutrition
    28. Diabetes and Food
    29. Shopping for Food and Eating Out
    30. The Future of Diabetes
    31. Resources, Websites, and Apps
    32. Appendix A: List of Exchanges in Foods
    33. Appendix B: Examples of Glycemic Indexes and Loads of Some Common Foods
    34. Glossary
    35. Index
    36. About the Author
    37. Copyright